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Post by pathtaken on Mar 11, 2013 13:52:20 GMT -4
They have none of the Discworld series at our local library. WTF?? But I ordered the 1st one from the system so it should show up this week.
I picked up a couple of different books of his the library did have that I thought she might like.
Thanks chonies.
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Post by Peggy Lane on Mar 19, 2013 13:56:57 GMT -4
I'm actually looking for a book recommendation. Has anyone read a novel set in West Berlin during the Cold War? I'm interested in the subject but not finding any adult novels (lots of kid ones, oddly enough).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2013 18:50:48 GMT -4
Kind of old, but I'm willing to bet Helen MacInnes has one or two. She definitely set a lot of her books during the Cold War and usually in Europe. I saw somewhere that some of her books are being reprinted.
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Post by Ripley on Mar 19, 2013 21:13:59 GMT -4
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Post by Peggy Lane on Mar 19, 2013 22:42:00 GMT -4
Thanks for the recs, guys! I made multiple library requests today thanks to this thread.
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Post by forever1267 on Dec 11, 2014 13:44:12 GMT -4
Who's a fan of Romance Novels? Any recommendations as a gift for someone who likes that genre? And for that matter, any recommendations on books about the Tudors and Henry VIII and that period?
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Post by chitowngirl on Dec 11, 2014 20:05:36 GMT -4
Jean Plaidy wrote many books set during the Tudor era, as well as many other English historical eras. I've never read her, so can't give a review of her work.
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Post by chonies on Dec 11, 2014 21:14:07 GMT -4
The Outlander series gets a lot of traction as literary romance. Most romance readers have their favorite authors or subsets--do you happen to have a clue on any of those? If you're not sure, something like an Amazon gift card might be perfect. Harlequin-style romance titles are pretty cheap on Kindle (like, 99¢-$3.99), so a gift card in a fairly modest amount would go a long way.
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Post by SGleason on Dec 11, 2014 22:44:43 GMT -4
Unrelated, but I started "Tell the Wolves I'm Home" by Carol Rifka Brunt last night and am loving it so much. It's almost a YA book ( the main character is 14.) It's got the feeling of the 80s, when AIDS was so virulent and little understood.
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Post by Gigiree on Dec 12, 2014 12:35:19 GMT -4
I love romance novels, forever1267, but I stay away from the Harlequin books, as they tend to lack a good plot and character development. Some authors that I enjoy are Mary Balogh (Regency Historical--great characters), Elizabeth Hoyt (Regency Historical--great sex), Linda Howard (Modern--good plots and great sex), Nora Roberts (Modern--decent plots and characters--late 90's and early 00's are better), Karen Marie Moning (Modern/Historical w/time travel elements--hot sex). Here's a link to Amazon's best selling romance novels. |
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